Lamingtons. Nothing beats fluffy sponge dipped in chocolate and rolled in coconut - fact. Whether it's Australia Day or just for morning tea, these lamingtons will hit. Lamingtons are a vanilla sponge dipped in chocolate then coated with coconut.

Small squares of white cake are dipped in a chocolate frosting and then covered in coconut. Lamingtons are little sponge cakes coated in chocolate and grated coconut. A traditional Australian treat that appeals to most. You can cook Lamingtons using 14 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Lamingtons

You need of Sponge Ingredients.
Prepare 2/3 cup (100 g) of plain flour.
Prepare 1/4 teaspoon of baking powder.
You need 50 g of unsalted butter.
Prepare 4 of eggs.
It's 1/2 cup (110 g) of caster sugar.
Prepare of Chocolate Icing Ingredients.
It's 3 cups (480 g) of icing sugar.
It's 3/4 cup (75 g) of cocoa powder.
You need 1/3 cup (80 ml) of boiling water.
You need 75 g of butter.
Prepare of Decoration Ingredient.
You need 200 g of shredded coconut, to coat.
It's of Black currant jam, between sponges.

Any firm type of plain cake can be used: butter cake, pound cake. See more ideas about Lamingtons, Sweet treats, Food. If not for valentine's day, it will a plain sponge. I tasted lamingtons for the first time when dad bought a boxful from his.

Lamingtons step by step

Preheat oven to 180°C.
Place the eggs and sugar in an electric mixer and whisk on high speed for 10–12 minutes or until pale, thick and tripled in volume.
In the meanwhile, put the flour and baking powder in a bowl together and then sift three times to make sure they are mixed through and set aside. Also melt the butter.
Sift ½ of flour mixture over the egg mixture and gently fold through using a large metal spoon. Repeat with the remaining flour.
Add melted butter and fold through.
Pour the mixture into two shallow square tins lined with non-stick baking paper and bake for 16–18 minutes or until sponges are springy to the touch and come away from the sides of the tins..
Remove from the tins and cool completely on wire racks.
Once cooled, spread blackcurrant jam on one sponge and place second on top. Then cut the sponges into roughly 6cm squares.
Make the icing by placing icing sugar, cocoa powder, water and (melted( butter in a large bowl and whisk to combine. And place the shredded coconut on a plate.
Using a fork, dip 1 lamington in the icing and roll in the shredded coconut. Place on a wire rack or tray to set.

Lamingtons, the Australian treat, might look tricky, but they're fun and easy to make. Start by baking a simple white cake and cut it into squares. Then heat a rich chocolate icing that you'll use to cover the. Lovely lamingtons for the win! 💜. Have you ever had lamingtons before?